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Recently I was in the supermarket and saw McCain’s were selling craft beer batter chips with a “pale ale inspired taste”.

Jesus wept.

Thankfully you can still get real craft beer and food in places like the Otherside Brewshed, where inspiration is not mass-produced.

Located in Freo Social (the old artillery hall beside Fremantle Markets), the Brewshed has some lovely craft beers on tap and a cosy courtyard with a food truck.

As I get older my tastes become more primitive and I am drawn to street food rather than lingering meals with effete waiters and fizzy water.

I enjoy feeling like a caveman who has just glimpsed a flying saucer.

The Brewshed food truck “Nomads” has a modest range of snacks, burgers and main meals, including mushroom and okra gumbo, 4 cheese mac and a fried chicken doughnut burger.

There were some vegan and gluten-free options, and extra dishes were available at night including a delicious-sounding rotisserie with caribbean chicken, porchetta and Greek lamb.

We were there for lunch on a cold day, so I went for the cheeseburger ($10) and my wife Katrina got the loaded fries ($14).

“Why do you always get a burger?” asked my wife, condensing Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus into one question.

While we waited for our food, I snuck inside and marvelled at the range of craft beers on offer. I went for the Hazy Sunset, which was crammed with flavour, but had a brown hue more akin to a nuclear winter.

The moustached barman was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and we had a nice chat about a Scottish blacksmith that lived beside him.